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-RBA
*New York
*Lower Hudson Valley
*September 2, 2005

-Birds observed (abbre list)

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green heron
great blue heron
BALD EAGLE
red-tailed hawk
pileated woodpecker
red-bellied wp
tree swallow
barn swallow
chimney swift
Carolina wren
black-capped chickadee
American robin
gray catbird
American redstart
song sparrow
field sparrow
savannah sparrow
scarlet tanager
American goldfinch
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-Transcript

email only hotline: dmdiaz73@hotmail.com
sponser: David M. Diaz
date: September 2, 2005
to report: dmdiaz73@hotmail.com
compilers:
David M. Diaz
Michael Morris
Rich Anderson
Eric Lind
Bill Lenhart
Kevin Grieser
Josh Clague

coverage: Lower Hudson Valley, NY (counties located south of Greene and
Columbia counties)
internet: David M. Diaz dmdiaz73@hotmail.com

This a summary of some of the species sightings listed above. Email your
sightings to dmdiaz73@hotmail.com

Tivoli/Clermont, Dutchess/Columbia Counties, 8/29/05: BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN
KESTREL (6), SAVANNAH SPARROW, SCARLET TANAGER

Sleightsburg Spit, Ulster County 8/31/05: DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREEN
HERON, GREAT BLUE HERON, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EMPID SPECIES, BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEE, RED-TAILED HAWK

Interesting story: We startled a muskrat and it dropped one of it's young
right in front of us. The little ones eyes were still closed and it began
to drown so we scooped it out of the water and laid it in a sunny spot on
shore. Hope the mother came back for it

Peach Hill, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, 8/31/05: WOOD DUCK,
TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, CAROLINA WREN, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SONG
SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

SNAKE HILL, Orange County, 9/1/05: RED-TAILED HAWK, PILEATED WOODPECKER,
AMERICAN REDSTART

Email your sightings to dmdiaz73@hotmail.com
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